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submitted 6 months ago by pageflight@lemmy.world to c/diy@slrpnk.net

My enameled cast iron was leaving sharp little blue flakes around, so I decided it was time to take off the enamel. I tried a brass drill brush first, which only dislodged the loosest flakes. Then I got the cheapest Harbor Freight needle scaler ($40), and it worked great.

My small compressor couldn't really keep up, but working 30s at a time gave me time to grab the drill brush and clean up the exposed iron.

Washed, dried, seasoned, and ready for use. (I didn't bother with the lid, which isn't in as bad shape.)

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[-] pageflight@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

The thumbnail doesn't seem to be showing after I click the post, not sure if it's a client issue but here's the progress photo again:

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 months ago

Uff, big difference! Nice job ๐Ÿ‘

[-] pageflight@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago
[-] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago

That's a huge improvement!

[-] lol_idk@piefed.social 6 points 6 months ago
[-] pageflight@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

A few hours, would've been faster with a bigger compressor.

[-] Krudler@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Very impressive, and thank you for making me aware of needle scalers!

[-] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago

Great job, looks like it's new again!

[-] 843563115848@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago

I hope you had earplugs or better, that must have been loud as hell!

[-] pageflight@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yes, N95, earmuffs, and goggles with side protection. The needle scaler actually sprayed the enamel chips around less than the drill brush though. Still a lot of glass dust to wash out of my hair though.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 6 months ago

Just making sure you're aware that consuming bits of enamel is comparable to consuming bits of glass.

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